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18 02, 2020

Gun-Selling Website Sued by Widow of Slain Chicago Police Commander

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The widow of a slain Chicago Police Department commander has filed a lawsuit against the website used to sell the gun tied to her husband’s death. The Chicago Sun-Times reports Erin Bauer and the nonprofit gun control group Brady filed …

18 02, 2020

In Houston, a City with No Zoning, Warehouse Blast Prompts Safety Debate

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Houston’s lack of zoning restrictions has left many residents with neighbors they don’t want: petrochemical facilities and businesses that handle hazardous materials. That unease was laid bare again last month when a massive explosion leveled a metal fabricating and manufacturing …

18 02, 2020

United Valley Adds Peterson & Grantham in Northern California

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United Valley Insurance Services Inc. has added as a new member Roseville, Calif.-based Peterson & Grantham Insurance Brokers. Curtis Peterson, the sole owner and agency principal, founded the agency in 2008 with Arrow Grantham. The agency has five employees. United …

18 02, 2020

In an About-Facebook, Zuckerberg Likes Internet Regulation As Way to Win Public Trust

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For years, Facebook Inc. lobbied governments against imposing tough regulations, warning in some cases that they could harm the company’s business model. Now, it’s pleading for new rules for the good of its business. In a white paper published Monday, …

17 02, 2020

Cruise Ship Tests Coronavirus Containment As 300 Passengers Return to U.S.

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TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif./GENEVA, Feb 17 —More than 300 American cruise liner passengers, including 14 who tested positive for coronavirus, were flown home to military bases in the United States after two weeks under quarantine off Japan. The cruise …

14 02, 2020

Missouri Man Sentenced for Stealing Almost $4M from Former Employer

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A Kirkwood, Mo., man has been sentenced to 48 months in federal prison and ordered to pay approximately $3.8 million in restitution after being convicted of stealing that amount from his former employer, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern …

17 02, 2020

Jury Awards $265M to Farmer Claiming Drifting Herbicides Damaged His Orchard

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A Missouri jury’s $265 million award to peach grower Bill Bader in his lawsuit against herbicide providers Bayer and BASF has raised the stakes for the two companies as at least 140 similar cases head to U.S. courts later this …

14 02, 2020

Soaking Rains Cause Rock Slide in West Virginia, Prompt Flood Warning Along Ohio River

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Soaking rains caused part of a hillside to collapse in southern West Virginia and prompted a flood warning along the Ohio River. Highways officials said high water forced road closings in multiple counties Thursday. Near Williamson, a rock slide Wednesday …

14 02, 2020

Days of Torrential Rains in Southeast Leave Swollen Rivers, Mudslides

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Days of torrential rain across the Southeast left residents to deal with rising rivers, falling trees, weakened dams and mudslides Thursday as storms finally subsided. An Alabama town asked residents to cut back on water usage after a pumping station …

14 02, 2020

Analyst Warns Regulatory Battle Over AI Bias to Grow; Lemonade Argues It’s Fair

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As insurers introduce artificial intelligence into pricing and claims handling activities, regulatory focus on disparate impact will grow into “one of the biggest topics of the next 10 years,” a well-known insurance analyst predicted at an industry conference. V.J. Dowling, …